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CVE-2013-1491

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 16.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-03-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, 6 Update 43 and earlier, 5.0 Update 41 and earlier, and JavaFX 2.2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to 2D, as demonstrated by Joshua Drake during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

Affected products

• Oracle Java SE: 1.7.0-update17
• Oracle Java SE: 1.7.0-update17

References

• http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03898880
• http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Apr/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00013.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00001.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00007.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137283787217316&w=2
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0758.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html

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